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Aglais io
It is a common butterfly all over Europe. It is also relatively common in parks and gardens. The caterpillars feed on Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica), Hop (Humulus lupulus) and the Small Nettle (Urtica urens). The butterflies drink nectar from a wide variety of flowering plants, including buddleia, willows, dandelions, wild marjoram, danewort, hemp agrimony, and clover.
Backyard garden
Spotted on Jul 31, 2011
Submitted on Mar 27, 2012
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This is magnific!
Absolutely gorgeous photo, it looks like the wings were painted... so beautiful! I have seen a few of these around now, spring is here!
Welcome Arlanda.. this spotting is memorable for those eyes...
Thanks Ashish, you are right, you can see the "pixels" of the eyes, haha
Terrifying....
Those false eyes grabbed very finely...Nice spotting..!!
Thanks Satyen
Fantastic colours and shot.